Combination game-blocks.



Patented May 3, 1910.

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MLZB BQEQQK C. H. RIETH.

COMBINATION GAME BLOCKS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. BIRTH, 0] ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ABBIGNOB TO ROBERT CABBONDALE, ILLINOIS.

E. BENIBO, OF

COMBINATION GAME-BLOCKS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 3, 1910, Application filedJune 22, 1901. Serial miasoesz.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I CHARLES H. RIETH,

a citizen of the United States, and resident ing is a specificationcontaining a full, clear,

and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,formlng a part hereof.

My invention relates to combination game blocks, and comprises four setsof suits of blocks, on the facesof which appear symbols letters, andnumerals, and with which blocks can be played all known games of cardsand domlnoes, and many new combinations thereof.

My invention consists in certain features of novelty hereinafter shown,described, and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of the ameblocks; Fig. 2 is a transverse section t. lien on the line 22 of Fig. 1Fig. 3 is a view of the faces of the blocks comprising the diamond suit;Fig. 4 is a view of the faces of the blocks comprising the heart suit;Fig. 5 is a view of the faces of the blocks comprising the club suitFig. 6 is a view of the faces of the bloc s comprising the spade suit.

The game blocks 1 as shown consist of fifty-six pieces, constructed ofany suitable material, rectangular in form, and similar to the blocksused in the game of dominoes.

Each block 1 is provided on its face with a raised border 1, and araised dividing line 2, thus formin two depressions of equal area anddepth 1n which are inserted or applied sections 3, on which are providedthe letters, numerals, and symbols designating the-various suits orcharacters of the game set.

Appearing on the sections, to the left of the dividing line on fourteenof the blocks is a diamond shaped figure 3", which is colored or printedin red to correspond with the diamond suit of a pack of cards.

Appearing on the centers of the sections 3, to the right of the dividinglines of thirteen of this set of blocks are the letters and figures,A,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K; and appearing on the right handsection 3 of the remaining block of this suit is a diamond shapedfigure; and thus this particular set of blocks represents respectivelythe ace, deuce, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, n1ne,-ten, jack,queen, and king of the diamond suit of a pack of cards, together with adouble diamond, which may be used as a oker in playing card games, orfor a combmatlon or key piece when playin ames which are combinations ofcards an dominoes. A second set of fourteen blocks have their facesformed in a manner similar to the diamond set of cards just described,said second set representing the heart suit of a pack of playing cards;and the faces of the third and fourth sets of blocks are formed tocorrespond with the club and spade suits, and which latter two sets areprinted or appear in black.

The faces of the blocks are recessed to receive the sections 3 in orderthat the numerals, letters, and symbols appearin on said sections willnot become worn 0 or discolored while the blocks are in use, as theraised edges of the blocks prevent the edges of the sections 3 fromcoming in contact with the table.

It will be readily understood that with a set of the blocks formed asherein described, all games ordinarily played with games or dominoes maybe played with said blocks,

and new games, or combinations of cards and domino ames, may also beplayed.

The four locks havin the double diamonds, hearts, clubs, an utilized asjokers, thereby providing new possibilities in card games, andconstitute the keys or connectin links for adapting these blocks to thep aying of all domino games, viz., that instead of laying and matchingdots and blanks, as is done with ordinary dominoes, with my improved-seta heart is matched to a heart, a spade to a spade, a diamond to adiamond, and a club to a club, using the double, symbols for thecrosses. Furthermore, all letters and figures on the o posite ends of myimproved game ieces will match one another, regardless 0 suit or color.

Euchre, whist, pedro, and all other card games may be p a ed with myimproved game pieces recise y as with cards, except that the shu ing ormixing is done as with dominoes. All domino games are played with myimproved game pieces with the adaptation as above noted.

It will be seen from the foregoing descri tion that it is only by theemployment of tl ie spades may be on one s1 four blocks having thedouble emblems on their faces, to-wit, double hearts, double diamondsdouble clubs, and double" spades, is it possible to adapt a game set tothe playing of domino ames, and the creation of new games whic may be acombination of both cards and dominoes.

The blocks with which the games are played are conveniently handled, andare easlly and quickly shufiied by being placed face downward upon thetable, and moved about.

I claim The herein described combination game blocks, comprising a setof fifty-six blocks divided into four equal sets of fourteen each,namely, a suit of dlamonds, a suit of hearts, a suit of clubs, and asuit of s ades, the faces of all the blocks being of uni orm color andthe facesvof all the blocks being divided into two spaces and thirteenblocks of each suit being rovided respectively in the spaces (it of thedividing line with diamond, heart, club and spade symbols printed in acolor in contrast to the faces. of the blocks, and the op osite spaceson the faces of the four suits o thirteen blocks provided with theletters and numbers A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, printed in the same color ters appearing on thethirteen blocks of each suit and the said double symbolsappcaring on thefourteenth block of each suit being separated by a dividing line.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inpresence of two subscribing wltnesses.

CHARLES H. RIETTT Witnesses:

M. P. SMITH, E. M. HARRINGTON.

